Abstract: A segment of a fixture, the fixture being comprised of a number of such segments arranged to form a fixture ring, the segment comprising a carrier segment and a cap segment.

Abstract: A method for depolymerizing a mixture of plastics is described. The method comprises (a) providing a composition comprising two of more plastics, (b) introducing a solvent comprising an ionic liquid (IL) or deep eutectic solvents (DES) and optionally water to the composition to form a solvent-plastic composition, such as an aqueous solvent-plastic composition, and (c) incubating the solvent-plastic composition for a period of time to produce a depolymerized composition such that at least portions of the two of more plastics are depolymerized into monomers. The produced monomers can be used as a carbon source for microbes to produce bioproducts.

Abstract: A wound irrigation system includes a first fluid including an ion rich compound having free available ions; and a second fluid including an oxidation-reduction potential increasing compound, the second fluid housed separately from the first fluid. Mixing the first and second fluids in a charging area forms an ionically charged fluid with an oxidation-reduction potential higher than a wound site oxidation-potential. The ionically charged fluid increases antimicrobial activity of the wound upon application.

Abstract: To downsize an imaging element formed by stacking a plurality of semiconductor substrates. The imaging element includes pixels, a pixel circuit, an isolating section, a buried electrode, and a connecting location. Each of the pixels includes: a photoelectric conversion section on the first semiconductor substrate; a charge holding section that holds a charge generated by the photoelectric conversion section; and a charge transfer section. The pixel circuit generates an image signal on the basis of charges disposed and held on a second semiconductor substrate stacked on the front surface side of the first semiconductor substrate. The isolating section is disposed at a boundary of the pixels. The buried electrode is disposed at the boundary of the pixel overlapping the isolating section, so as to be connected to the first semiconductor substrate. The connecting location is connected to the buried electrode.

Abstract: Color image sensors and systems are provided. A color image sensor as disclosed includes a plurality of pixels disposed within an array, each of which includes a plurality of sub-pixels. A pixel array includes pixel cells, each pixel cell including one or more photodiodes. Pixel cells are arranged in rows and columns. The pixel array includes transistors for vertical binning of pixel cells in different rows and transistors for horizontal binning of pixel cells in different columns.

Abstract: An example device comprises: a heater; a temperature sensor to monitor changes in temperature caused by the heater; a mechanical device to move the heater between a sample position and a rest position; and a circuit communicatively coupled to the heater, the temperature sensor, and the mechanical device. The circuit is to: control the mechanical device to move the heater to the sample position; control the heater to heat at the sample position; monitor, via the temperature sensor, the temperature; and in response to the temperature meeting a temperature condition, control the mechanical device to move the heater from the sample position to the rest position.

Abstract: Systems and methods for deep technology innovation management by cross-pollinating innovations dataset are disclosed. A system extracts context-based keyword from an innovation dataset by transforming the innovation dataset to a vector. Further, the system searches semantically relevant keywords for the extracted context-based keyword, by extracting an entity and a key phrase from the extracted a context-based keyword. Furthermore, system clusters the vector, by identifying frequent keywords in the semantically relevant keywords to obtain cluster centroids of the frequent keywords. Thereafter, the system determines weighted keywords in each cluster using the obtained cluster centroids, and classifies the weighted keywords to identify emerging innovation trends relevant to the innovation in the innovation dataset. The system forms cohorts of innovators to explore the reuse of innovations, assets, code, and build focused monetization model.

Abstract: A multilayer coating exhibits good corrosion resistance and good abrasion resistance. The multilayer coating includes layers A and layers B deposited forming a sequence of the type . . . A/B/A/B/A . . . , with the layers A being CrN-based layers or CrN layers and the layers B being CrON-based layers or CrON layers. The multilayer coating exhibits a modulated ratio of the thicknesses of the A layers and B layers, in a manner that the multilayer coating comprises at least two different coating portions along the whole multilayer coating thickness, with differently adjusted ratio of the thicknesses of the A layers and B layers.

Abstract: A solid-state image pickup unit includes: a substrate made of a first semiconductor; a substrate made of a first semiconductor; a photoelectric conversion device provided on the substrate and including a first electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer, and a second electrode in order from the substrate; and a plurality of field-effect transistors configured to perform signal reading from the photoelectric conversion device. The plurality of transistors include a transfer transistor and an amplification transistor, the transfer transistor includes an active layer containing a second semiconductor with a larger band gap than that of the first semiconductor, and one terminal of a source and a drain of the transfer transistor also serves the first electrode or the second electrode of the photoelectric conversion device, and the other terminal of the transfer transistor is connected to a gate of the amplification transistor.

Abstract: Described herein are cannabinoid therapy formulations for sleep, pain, and anxiety conditions. Also provided are methods for improving sleep quality, relieving pain and/or improving anxiety symptoms.

Abstract: The present technology provides an image display device capable of preventing a user from feeling glare as much as possible. The image display device according to the present technology includes: an irradiation system that irradiates an eyeball of a user with image light with which an image is formed; and a light amount adjustment system that adjusts a total light amount of the image light to be equal to or lower than a first threshold value regardless of a size of the image. Therefore, it is possible to provide the image display device capable of preventing a user from feeling glare as much as possible.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a solid-state imaging device that can improve imaging quality by reducing variation in the voltage of a charge retention unit, a method of driving the solid-state imaging device, and an electronic apparatus. A first photoelectric conversion unit generates and accumulates signal charge by receiving light that has entered a pixel, and photoelectrically converting the light. A first charge retention unit retains the generated signal charge. A first output transistor outputs the signal charge in the first charge retention unit as a pixel signal, when the pixel is selected by the first select transistor. A first voltage control transistor controls the voltage of the output end of the first output transistor. The present technology can be applied to pixels in solid-state imaging devices, for example.

Abstract: A method of designing at least an area of a printed image in a security feature is provided. The security feature comprises an array of optical elements overlaying the printed image.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method is provided. The method includes receiving forecast information from sales people in a computer. The method further includes receiving comments on specific entries of the forecast information from non-sales people in the computer. The method also includes receiving changes of the forecast information from the non-sales people in the computer. The method additionally includes providing a display of the comments and the changes to the sales people in an interface to the computer.

Abstract: A specific-type of simple-closed circuit in a directed graph is detected. A path detection device includes a strongly-connected-component-detection unit, a problem-generation unit, a solution acquisition unit, and a simple-closed-circuit-detection unit. The strongly-connected-component-detection unit detects a strongly-connected-component in the directed graph. The problem-generation unit generates a QUBO problem for the strongly-connected-component. The solution-acquisition unit acquires a solution of the QUBO problem for the strongly-connected-component. The simple-closed-circuit-detection unit detects a simple-closed circuit in a partial graph for the strongly-connected-component. Decision variables in an objective function in the QUBO problem correspond to nodes or edges in the strongly-connected-component. The partial graph may be a part including two or more nodes or two or more edges selected based on the solution in the strongly-connected-component.

Abstract: The system may provide an access function to a customer device. The system may receive, from the customer device, a request for the business function via the access function. The system may provide, to the customer device, the business function. The access function may include at least one of a QR code, a link in an SMS text, a link in an email, an NFC tag or a NFC tap that provides a business function for a business. The business function may include issuing a coupon, validating the coupon, enrolling in a loyalty program, issuing points in the loyalty program, providing a review request, setting a reminder, adding to a promotions list, downloading an app, connecting on social media, sending a payment link, booking an appointment, sending a survey, sending a gift account, enrolling in a birthday club and joining a referral program.

Abstract: A communication system broadcasts utterance voice data of one of users to mobile communication terminals carried by respective users. Responsive to pressing an utterance button during a group calling communication mode in which a reception channel is established for utterance voice data transmitted from a server, the mobile communication terminal establishes a transmission channel transmitting utterance voice data to the server independently of the established reception channel, transmits utterance voice data from that mobile communication terminal, and receives utterance voice data within the communication group simultaneously. The mobile communication terminal stores a simultaneous connection upper limit in full-duplex transmission and a full-duplex transmission log including simultaneously connecting users and number of simultaneously connecting users.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device capable of suppressing peeling of sealing resin, and an electric device. A semiconductor device according to a first aspect of the present disclosure includes: a substrate; a frame having a wall portion that is annularly arranged on the substrate and has a plurality of projection portions on an upper surface, the frame having a groove portion provided on the upper surface of the wall portion in correspondence to each of the projection portions; a semiconductor chip arranged in a region surrounded by the wall portion on the substrate; and a lid portion arranged on the upper surface of the wall portion and sealing the semiconductor chip.

Abstract: A photodetection device is provided which includes a pixel array unit including a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix on a semiconductor substrate to detect light, in which each of the pixels includes a pixel separation wall that surrounds the pixels and separates the pixels from one another, a photoelectric conversion unit inside the semiconductor substrate to generate an electric charge by light, a multiplication region inside the semiconductor substrate to multiply the electric charge from the photoelectric conversion unit, and first and second reflective portions that reflect light traveling toward outside the semiconductor substrate into the semiconductor substrate, the first reflective portion is provided, on a first surface that receives light of the semiconductor substrate, to protrude from the pixel separation wall toward a pixel center, and the second reflective portion is provided on a second surface of the semiconductor substrate facing the first surface.

Abstract: A document reading apparatus includes a first discharge tray that assumes a closed state or an open state, by pivoting about a first pivotal shaft, a first transport route linearly extending from a document tray to the first discharge tray, a first reading device that reads an image of the document, a transport device that transports the document through the first transport route, and a controller that, when an instruction to read the document is inputted to an input device, restricts the transport device from transporting the document and the first reading device from reading the image, when the closed state or a full state of the first discharge tray is detected by a first detector, and allows the transport device to transport the document and the first reading device to read the image, when neither of the closed state and the full state is detected by the first detector.